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You’re Gonna Need a Bigger Boat!

Steven Spielberg’s 1975 movie, Jaws, tells the story of a seaside town whose shores are terrorized by a killer shark. After several fatal attacks, the town sheriff, played by Roy Scheider, sets out to hunt the monster in a dilapidated … Continue reading →

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Why Conscious Capitalism is Not a New Paradigm

Last week I blogged about my exchange with Steve Denning about conscious capitalism and his claim that it is a “new paradigm” for management. This week I want to discuss the ecological perspective on conscious capitalism and why it is … Continue reading →

Posted in Change, General | Tagged ba, complex systems, conscious capitalism, ecocycle, ecological perspective, edge of chaos, Gore-Tex, Merck, O'Toole, paradigm, Patagonia, sweet zone, Vogel, W.L. Gore & Associates, Whole Foods | Comments Off on Why Conscious Capitalism is Not a New Paradigm